J.J. Redick modeling his game after Rip Hamiton

Former Duke University star, and Orlando Magic draft pick, J.J. Redick says he's preparing a transition to the NBA game by modeling his game after Pistons guard Richard Hamilton.

June 30, Flordia Today: Redick said the most difficult part of the transition from college basketball to the NBA will be the physicality of the game. But he's confident that he's athletic enough and tough enough to handle anything thrown at him. He's tried to model his game after Detroit Pistons shooting guard Richard Hamilton, who can hurt defenders in a variety of ways. Redick said his ability to score in so many different ways differentiates him from the spot-up shooters who have failed before in the NBA.

"I've worked extremely hard at learning a lot of different tricks," he said. "As I got older in college, I learned how to use screens, how to get somewhere with the dribble, how to change speeds off the dribble."